Share: Stationless bikes are new in São Paulo

(Reprodução @yellow.us)

Last Thursday, August 2, 500 Yellow bicycles were made available in São Paulo for public use. Distributed throughout the Faria Lima and Vila Olímpia regions, the yellow bikes do not have fixed stations and can be picked up and parked anywhere in the city. city.

Bicicleta Yellow (Reprodução)

The bikes will be monitored by GPS and will have an auto-lock system, and can be unlocked by the user using the Yellow app itself . This is the first bike-sharing service in São Paulo.

(Reprodução @thomascwang)

The company will gradually make bicycles available in the city. A charge of R$1 will be made for fifteen minutes of use and R$2 for 25 minutes. Starting on the 16th of this month, Yellow will make 1,500 bicycles available per day, until it has a total of 20 thousand in the capital of São Paulo. By 2019, the company intends to make 100 thousand bikes available.

The operation is a partnership between the brand and the City of São Paulo. The company will be responsible for removing bicycles parked in inappropriate places . The intelligent system sounds a beep every time the bike is touched, and Yellow can identify whether it is parked in a parking lot or not. is being pedaled or carried in a car. In addition to being an eco-friendly option for those who want to reduce carbon emissions on their daily commute, Yellow bikes are also designed to be assembled in a sustainable way. They are made of aluminum instead of steel, significantly reducing the recycling value, and has elements that reduce damage and corrosion caused by rain. The tire does not deflate and the chain does not need lubrication. In addition, the padlock – which is unlocked by the app at the start of the journey, and locked manually by the cyclist at the end of it – it is powered by a solar panel.

During CASACOR São Paulo 2018 , Casa Sustentável had a Yellow bike on display on the balcony. Check out the gallery below to see other spaces that chose to use bikes in their decor.